Dispensing container



.Patented Dec. 10, 1935v 'y l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPENSING CONTAINER RoyY L. Peck, Portland, Oreg. Y Application February 14, 1933, Serial No. 656,706v

' 10 Claims. (Cl. 20G-57) The invention is primarily intended Yfor the disprevents the withdrawal of more than one sheet pensing of interfolded sheets of paper toweling. at a time. 'I'he dispensing container is preferably made from A still further object of my invention consists a single piece of fibrous material as paper. in so placing the interfolded sheets within the I place the interfolded sheets in the container carton that there is no superposed weight upon 5 and leave the broad surface of the sheets in a any of the sheets that are to be withdrawn from vertical plane, the object being to provide a the dispensing carton. l method of dispensing the sheets from4 the side of A still further object of my invention'consists the pack thereby to prevent the weight of the in providing means wherebysheets of paper may superposed lpack being distributed to the sheet be packed within Va dispensing carton and be i0 that is to be dispensed. 'thereafter untouched until withdrawn Aby the y I provide a placement iiap at the bottom of user. l and remote from the dispensing Wall of the con- A still further objectr of my invention consists tainer, the primary object and purpose of the in the placing of Asupporting-ears-from` one of l5 nap being to maintain the sheets in position and the primary walls of the container that maybe l5 to prevent the simultaneous emergence of a pluused with facility for the suspension of the car'- rality of the same from the dispensing conton upon any suitable supporting wall surface. tainer. Heretofore it has been the general custom to I score one side of the dispensing container place paper towels in a metal containerwhich adjacent its lower edge with parallel scored lines. requires the service of an attendant to reload 20 That portion of the wall embraced within the the cabinet at intervals, and to interlock the inscored lines is to be broken away and removed terfolded sheets. It is my purpose and object to by the user of the device. I slit a pair of supprovide a dispensing container that can be so porting ears from the top Wall of the container cheaply made that it may be discarded when the and provide holes therein to facilitate the suscontents thereof have been withdrawn. 25 pension of the carton in position upon any suit- With these and incidental objects in view, the able supporting Wall surface. invention consists, in certain novel features vof The primary purpose and object of my invenconstruction and combination of parts, the essention is to provide a dispensing carton for the tial elements of which are'set forth in the apstoring rand dispensing of interfolded sheets of pended claims, and a preferred form o1' embod'- 30 paper, as paper toweling or paper napkins.4 ment of which is hereinafter shown with refer- Another object of my invention consists in proence to the drawing which accompanieseand forms viding a dispensingcarton made of fibrous maa partof this specication. terial, as paper, and in which the interfolded In the drawing: i y t t sheets of paper may be stored and shipped and Fig. 1 is a perspective vtopfront view of 'the 35 which are sealed within the carton prior to the carton illustrating the slitted and scored outline storing and'shipping process. My dispensing carof the dispensing opening inV the front wall of ton has a dispensing opening outlined upon a the carton and adjacent its'lower edge. In this broad side and adjacent `the lower edge thereof. View, the supporting earsV are also shown slitted 40 The outline Of the dispensing Opening iS SCOIed but in their normal loweredposition. V40 along its breed edges and et its ends te permit Fig. 2 is a perspective front view of the dis the removal 0f that p0rno 0f the Carton em' pensing carton illustrated in Fig. 1, but illusbraced Within the rectangle formed by the scored traurig the dispensing opening resulting from lines to form a' dlspensmg Opepmg through Whlch the removal of that portion of the carton enclosed the contents of the dlspensmg carton .may be within the scored rectangle, and illustrating the 45 withdrawn one at a time. i

supporting ears m raised positlon. A fragment A st1ll further object of my lnvention consists of a Sheet ready for Withdrawal is also s l y in providing a dispensing carton for sheets of paper that may be discarded after its contents mr-ailsga'olesgfecgvee glcztrg hhc h be n Withdrawn therefrom one sheet at a magg e which the package of interfolded sheets ls placed 50 A still furtherfobject of my invention consists Within the dispensing cntainel, afterwhich the in providing e retaining placement nep adjacent end naps of the carton are see1ed,therebr sealing the dispensing opening in the carton that aids in thepack of interfolded sheets vwithin the carton. maintaining the interfolded sheets in position and Fig. 4 is a sectional end view'y of the carton shown ready for theV dispensing of the inierfoided sheets therefrom. s 1 Y Y Like reference characters refer to like parts through the several views. Y

I form my dispensing carton of inexpensive material as from `a. suitable paper product. I leave one end of the carton open as illustrated in Fig.'3'to facilitate theplacing of Ya Ypack'lofY interfolded'fsheetfs vinto the carton.

At thetimeof 'forming the Vcarton blank Iprovide a central slit I and I score or otherwise perforate a pair of spaced lines 2 and 3 in thefront f wall of the carton and adjacent itsfrontflower gj.

- edge. The'spacing of the lines 2 and 3 is suflicient to permit a free pulling of the sheets of-inter^ locked paper therethrough. I connect the oppovsitely disposed ends of thenscoredlines 2 and 3 with scoredor perforated lines land' 6. "Ihe` Ascored or perforated lines 5 and 6` are immediately adjacent the front vertical corners 'I and of thecarton.

the blank has a crease 9 disposed in spacedfrela'- ftionship, with the crease that form's`the lower bottom front'ed'gel of the carton and thecrease 9 isin spaced relationship with theedge I0 ofthe sheet to provide a placement iap` lvl that is in kjuxtaposition with the `dispensing openingiz that is ,provided by that portion lI3, of the .front :wall that lies within the rectangle outlined by 'scored or perforated lines. This placement ap prei .vents the premature 'emergence of the interfolded A'sheets,and.maintains the. pack in place and posi'-` tion as' the ,individualpsheetsare Withdrawn through the dispensing opening. g I vplace a pack of fint'erfolded 'sheets within the carton at thepointof origin vof, the product'and seal vthe sametherein by closing the end flapsy I4 I '4 ofthe carton. 'L'I'he broad surfacesof the sheets j cent the top rear edge Ifl.

lie in a -vertical plane to thereby prevent' the super-posing of a load upon the sheets to bewith- 'drawn fromthe carton asisunavoidable.whenV the sheets are piled one upon the other with the lbroad surfaces of the sheetsA lying in, a horizontal' plane for viivithdraw'al from the underside ofa dispensing cabinet'. Ioutline byslits and perforations-a'pairof ears i5 vand i6 in the top srface of the lcontainenand,ii'rnnediately.adja- `When` it is desired.. to suspend the. carton upon va Vvertical wall the earsare raised as illustrated in Fig. 2. Supporting holes IB'andfIS are disposed inthe earsand throughrwhich any suitable supportsmay be made Qtojvpafss to suspend Vthe Same. Y 7. I t, Y *if vWhile vthe vform `of mechanism herein shown andfdescribed is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, 'it is to *be understood that it is not intendedto coniinethe invention to the' embodiment ,herein shown and described, as itis susceptible ofembodiment in various forms,

all coming Within the scope of the claimswhichV follow.'v 1

WhatIc :laiinfis:` 1. In a device of the class described, the combinationlof aparallelepipedon E'shaped container formed froma single' piece of material; arectangle outlinedby perforations disposedY on the Yfront wall of said container, a `pluralityof ears outlined `by perforations disposed on the top Wall of .said container;A a placement fiap disposed within the container and`r sopostioned as to be n adjacentfto and spaced apart from the front wall thereof and in alignment with the rectangle, Vand a pack of interfolded sheets disposed within the container, the folds inthe sheets being horizontally disposed and the broad surfaces of the sheets being vertically disposed.

2. In'a device of the class described, the combination with a box formed from a single piece 5 of material and containing a pack of interfolded sheets, of a. rectangle outlined by perforations disposed on the front wall ofthebox, and a placenient fla'pfin juxtapositionwith' the rectangle, said placement flap being within the box and upl0 standing from the base wall of the box.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a box formed from a single piece o f fibrous material and containing a pack of interfolded sheets having horizontally disposed l5 s folds .andlverticallydisposed broad surfaces, of, a

rectangle outlined by perforations disposed on the frontwall of the box, and a placement flap in juxtaposition 4withthe rectangle, said placement flap being disposed within the b 'ox and upstanding 20 from the Wall nextad'jacent the wall containing the rectangle. Y ,j f s I j 4.r In a device ofthe classfdescribed, thevcombination with a container4 formed from a single Apiece ofjmaterial and containing a pack of inter- 25 folded sheets having; horizontally disposed'foldss and vertically disposedebroad surfaces, Ioi? a rec` tangle outlined byA perforations disposed on the lower part of the front Wall of thev container, and a placementflap in juxtaposition with the rec- 30 tangle, v saidsplacement iiap being Withinthecon-` tainer. and opstanding from the base wall ofthe container.. i

5. Inadevice'offthe `classil described, the compiece of fibrous material and containing apack of v'interfolded sheets havinghorlzontally disposedfoldsland vertically disposedbroad sur- 50 faces, of a rectangle. outlined by perfo'rations disposedv on.the lower front wall ofthe container and adapted to be torn therefrom, .and a placementy iiap `integral. withthe boxVV and in juxtaposition with' the'rectangle, said placement flap 55 being disposedwithin the containerand upstand- Ying from the wall next vadjacent,theWall containingthe rectangle. y

'7. In a deviceeof the class described, the comf n bination withfa container formedfromasingle 60 sheet foffibrous material, of a placementv flap integraljwith the container and terminating the sheetV fromV which .the Jcontainer is formed, said placement flap being disposedwithin the'fcontainerandupstanding from one wallthereof. and 65V lying parallel toand adjacent the front wall of the container, and-Ja .strip outlined by perfora-v tions and disposedguponthev front Wall of the container. Y k

`8. In a'device of the class described, the com- 70 bination with a container; formed from'a single sheet of fibrous4 material,` cfa iplacement flap integralwith the containerand; terminating thev v s sheet from which the container is formed, and lying parallel to and adjacent a wall of the con- 75 tainer, and a strip outlined by perforations and disposed upon that wall of the container lying parallel to and adjacent the placement ap, and in juxtaposition with the placement ap.

9. In a, device of the class described, the combination with a container formed from a single sheet of fibrous material, of a placement ap integral with the container and terminating the sheet from which the container isformed, and lying parallel to and adjacent a wall of thecontainer, and a strip outlined by perforations and disposed upon that wall of Vthe container lying parallel to and adjacent the placement flap,

and in juxtaposition therewith. said strip lbeing adapted for removal from the box as by tearing therefrom.

10. In a device of the class described, the combination with a container formed fromra single sheet of brous material, of 'a placement flap integral with the container and terminating the ,sheet `from .which the container is formed, said vand lying parallel to and adjacent the front wall of the container, and a strip outlined by perforations and disposed upon the front wall of the container, and in juxtaposition with the'placement flap, said strip being adapted for removal vfrom the box as by tearing, and avpack of interfolded sheets having their folds, and their broad surfaces disposed parallel tothe strip.

ROY L. PECK. 

